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With most teams the popular model for the role of the substitute, at the moment, is each week, rotate a different player through the position. With the exception of a couple, most have had an instant impact when coming on...
Read the attached article on Gaff being selected for the first 3 weeks as the substitute for the Eagles..Then heard an interview on SEN with Sumich who said "He is expected to start there next week as well".. not a bad idea got me thinking...Will clubs use the substitute as a way of easing a youngster into AFL and would it be worth grooming a player from the rookie list to play as the substitute?
The Gaff effect
Read the attached article on Gaff being selected for the first 3 weeks as the substitute for the Eagles..Then heard an interview on SEN with Sumich who said "He is expected to start there next week as well".. not a bad idea got me thinking...Will clubs use the substitute as a way of easing a youngster into AFL and would it be worth grooming a player from the rookie list to play as the substitute?
The Gaff effect